Our researchers Michal Smetana, Marek Vranka and Ondřej Rosendorf published a new article unveiling public attitudes towards lethal autonomous weapon systems, or "killer robots." Their findings reveal that public opposition is contingent on the error-proneness of these systems compared to human-operated ones. Despite initial aversion, attitudes swiftly lean towards favoring "killer robots" when presented with scenarios of lower risk of target misidentification. Concerns regarding the accident-prone nature of the technology significantly impact public opinions. However, explicit mentions of command responsibility or concerns about the undignified nature of automated killing demonstrated limited impact on opposition. Read our study published by Security Studies here.